Elijah on Jo Whiley at Radio 1 today -- fantastic! :-)

[lyrastar77.livejournal.com]

Elijah was great today on Jo Whiley. I took notes and he said some things that, for me, were really good to hear and had me almost jumping up & down in my chair with happiness! There was one particular thing he came out with that really had me squeeing for a particular reason. :-) I won't repeat any of it here because that might be too spoilerish for some. But really, the interview is definitely worth listening to if you can, and even more especially if you're a LOTR fan!

~Lyra

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[lyrastar77.livejournal.com]

With a bit of luck you should be able to find it from this webpage here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/jowhiley/index.shtml?rhpmore). But then I'm looking at the page as a UK resident, not as an international user, so I'm not sure if there'll be a difference for non-UK people, and also I'm not certain if today's show will already be accessible. Hope this helps though ...

~Lyra

[yeuxdebleu.livejournal.com]

I went to the webpage at the link above, but I can't see a way to find the specific Jo Whiley show that Elijah was on. Help...please!

[lyrastar77.livejournal.com]

earths_daughter has now provided downloads -- I hope you managed to snag one of those! Of course if you didn't then I'll try to find the right BBC link for you.

~Lyra

[yeuxdebleu.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I hadn't yet seen her downloadable links when I left my comment for you. I was able to download the mp3 file (a frightening 2-1/2 hr. undertaking with dial-up) and enjoyed the interview immensely. One of his best and most interesting in a long time. Jo Whiley is a good host and I think he likes her. It shows.

Thanks again for everything.

[lyrastar77.livejournal.com]

Hey, you're welcome! :-) Yeah, don't even talk about dial-up :-/

Yes, it definitely was an interesting interview & well worth the listen. I don't really know Jo Whiley because she's on Radio 1 which is for youngsters & usually just plays current music -- I'm not usually desperately fond of that!

~Lyra

[yeuxdebleu.livejournal.com]

Being in the US, the only times I've heard Jo Whiley were when she's had Elijah on the show.

At the moment I'm listening to "New Magnetic Wonder" which I just got today. The CD has 24 tracks and I'm only on #8, but I like the Apples so far. There's a lot of difference in their sound from one song to the next. So far I like them.

[lyrastar77.livejournal.com]

At the moment I'm listening to "New Magnetic Wonder" which I just got today.

Oh, so you already have the album! Cool! That's quite a lot of tracks, isn't it -- 24? I've only heard "Energy", and I thought there was a slight ELO sound to it, but then I heard Elijah mention ELO in the past & I think it's maybe deliberate.

Glad you like them, anyhow! I watched H&TSF again, and I do think the lead singer (Heloise I guess) is quite attractive -- and at least she has normal-sized thighs! ;-D

~Lyra

[yeuxdebleu.livejournal.com]

Until I got their CD, the only AIS song I'd heard was "Energy" in the video Elijah directed. I was not impressed. The band seemed boring and so did the song. But there is much more on the CD that's better than "Energy." And they have so many different "sounds" from one song to the next. The 24 tracks may seem like a lot on paper, but I discovered that many of them are short bridges from one track to the next.

I could be wrong, but "Energy" on the CD sounds much better. It's a different "take" -- longer, for starters, and a little bit different arrangement. I'd need to listen to the video and CD back-to-back to be sure though.

I have only heard snatches of H&TSF, so I suppose I shouldn't be so quick to pass judgement on them. The first photo I saw of Heloise was sitting with Elijah at the Olympus Fashion Week last year in NYC. I remember thinking she looked "normal" size. LOL